This is about an economic development pilot project to help suburbs and exurbs to acquire pro bono economic analysis in a grant from The National League of Cities
NLC is partnering with TIP Strategies to offer national economic analysis to a first tier community on a topic of critical importance to that municipality. Get data analysis and insights to help your community address shared opportunities and challenges.
Applications opened March 2 and closed April 10.
Jaye O’Donnell reported that Mesa had applied for the National League of Cities First Tier Suburbs grant in April and won. Mesa will host a virtual summit on
A local survey is being conducted to look at what our small business development service partners are doing. That research and the survey results will also be presented on the first day of the summit. . .
SEE: Mesa CARES Small Business Reemergence Grant Statistics Pages 5-8
Jaye O'Donnell, Assistant Economic Development Director, advised that the Mesa CARES Grant is one tier of a three-tier program made possible through the federal CARES Act and Coronavirus Relief Fund. The Mesa CARES Grant Program
| Title: | Economic Development Advisory Board meeting held August 4, 2020. |
| Attachments: | 1. 2020-08-04 City of Mesa EDAB Approved Meeting Minutes |
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES NEWSROOM
Sep 10 Treasury
BLOGGER NOTE:
Please see same day press release excerpts from the City of Mesa Newsroom
What's A First-Tier Suburb Anyway?
Sum the metrics from the first tier suburban cities that surround your metropolitan core. Chances are the collective of your first tier cities has more people and generates more capital than your large metropolitan city....
We’ve launched an Economic Development Pilot Program to help one city—or a group of cities in a region—identify and leverage their economic strengths and opportunities.
...Many of our cities were once agrarian, farm communities that evolved into what we are today. The great post-WWII push that created the car-based commuter-driver culture was the beginning of the suburb.
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Small Business Economic Resiliency Conference
LINK > NLC Events
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th: NATIONAL FOCUS
Note: Events are Pacific Daylight Savings Time
The National League of Cities (NLC) First Tier Suburbs Council Small Business Economic Resiliency Conference Featuring Phoenix East Valley Cities is a two-day conference identifying new strategies and practices for supporting small businesses, developing resiliency, and promoting equity and inclusion in small business recovery. This year, the City of Mesa and the towns of Gilbert and Queen Creek were selected by NLC to participate in the NLC’s First Tier Suburbs Development Program.
This innovative program provides a forum for suburban and exurban communities to respond strategically to pressing economic challenges. The First Tier Suburbs Economic Development Program was developed in partnership with TIP Strategies (TIP), a nationally renowned economic development consulting firm based in Austin, Texas
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th: NATIONAL FOCUS
Please see same day press release excerpts from the City of Mesa Newsroom
Washington, D.C. - On August 28, the U.S. Treasury Office of Inspector General surprised state and local officials with new and contradictory changes to regulatory and reporting requirements for the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF), authorized under the CARES Act. The change was communicated by the U.S. Treasury Office of…
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2 Ways of Saying The Same Thing
What's A First-Tier Suburb Anyway?
Sum the metrics from the first tier suburban cities that surround your metropolitan core. Chances are the collective of your first tier cities has more people and generates more capital than your large metropolitan city....
We’ve launched an Economic Development Pilot Program to help one city—or a group of cities in a region—identify and leverage their economic strengths and opportunities.
...Many of our cities were once agrarian, farm communities that evolved into what we are today. The great post-WWII push that created the car-based commuter-driver culture was the beginning of the suburb.
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2020 FIRST TIER SUBURBS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
NLC is partnering with TIP Strategies to offer national economic analysis to a first tier community on a topic of critical importance to that municipality.
Get data analysis and insights to help your community address shared opportunities and challenges.
_________________________________________________________________________Small Business Economic Resiliency Conference
LINK > NLC Events
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th: NATIONAL FOCUS
8:00am - 11:00am
Note: Events are Pacific Daylight Savings Time
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th: LOCAL FOCUS
8:00-11:00 am
The National League of Cities (NLC) First Tier Suburbs Council Small Business Economic Resiliency Conference Featuring Phoenix East Valley Cities is a two-day conference identifying new strategies and practices for supporting small businesses, developing resiliency, and promoting equity and inclusion in small business recovery. This year, the City of Mesa and the towns of Gilbert and Queen Creek were selected by NLC to participate in the NLC’s First Tier Suburbs Development Program.
This innovative program provides a forum for suburban and exurban communities to respond strategically to pressing economic challenges. The First Tier Suburbs Economic Development Program was developed in partnership with TIP Strategies (TIP), a nationally renowned economic development consulting firm based in Austin, Texas
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th: NATIONAL FOCUS
8:00am - 11:00am
8:00 - Welcome
Mayor John Giles, City of Mesa
Vice Mayor Yung Koprowski, Town of Gilbert
Mayor Gail Barney, Town of Queen Creek
8:05 - Importance of First Tier Suburbs
Adrian Hernandez, First Tier Suburbs Council Chair, National League of Cities (NLC)
8:10 - American Entrepreneurship Trends & Resources
Jenn Steinfeld, Director of Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, NLC
8:25 - Keynote Speakers
Jeremy Hartman, Vice President, Venture Forward, GoDaddy
Alexandra Rosen, Director, Venture Forward, GoDaddy
Stacy Cline, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability, GoDaddy
9:30 - East Valley Small Business Research & Findings + Q&A
Jeff Marcell, Senior Partner and Jenn Todd-Goynes, Consultant, TIP Strategies
10:00 - Panel Discussion & Q+A
Kimber Lanning, Founder and Executive Director, Local First Arizona Foundation
Jenny Poon, Founder, CO+HOOTS
Kimberly Roland, Director of Innovation & Entrepreneur Programs, Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest
10:50 - Closing
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th: LOCAL FOCUS
Press Release dated September 10, 2020 at 9:31 am
National League of Cities Small Business Economic Resiliency Conference features Mesa and other East Valley cities
"The City of Mesa and Towns of Gilbert and Queen Creek will host a virtual conference focused on identifying new strategies and practices for supporting small businesses, developing resiliency, and promoting equity and inclusion in small business recovery. . .
If you're a local government official, Economic Development Director, or small business services provider - register for the NLC Small Business Economic Resiliency Conference Featuring the Phoenix East Valley Cities at https://www.nlc.org/event/small-business-economic-resiliency-conference.
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RELATED CONTENT
Last year in Fall 2018, NLC's First Tier Suburbs Council announced a pilot project that would award consulting on economic development to a first tier city or group of cities.
The Mid-America Regional Council, a nonprofit that serves the nine county Kansas City metropolitan area won the award. MARC as it is known sought economic advice on the area's housing market and access to affordable housing.
The consulting was provide pro bono by TIP Strategies, who provided economic data analysis and hosted a one-day summit for stakeholders in the Kansas City area.
TIP collaborated with the MARC research team to conduct a detailed analysis of the issue using adjusted single-family unit appraisal data for more than 300,000 units.
The one-day regional housing summit report focused on five major strategies:
1. Promoting knowledge sharing
2. Preserving existing housing.
3. Increase the amount of available housing.
4. Increase access to and availability of financing.
5. Enact regulatory changes.
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8:00-11:00 am
Note: Events are Pacific Daylight Savings Time
8:00 - Panel Discussion + Q&A: Success Stories from the PHX East Valley Cities
Jaye O’Donnell, Assistant Economic Development Director, City of Mesa
Dan Henderson, Economic Development Director, Town of Gilbert
Doreen Cott, Economic Development Director, Town of Queen Creek
8:30 - Small Business Resiliency + Q&A: PHX East Valley Small Business Owners
Brian McKean, Old Ellsworth Brewing Company, Town of Queen Creek
Eric Hervey, Mythical Coffee, Town of Gilbert
Adam Small, Urbix Resources, City of Mesa
9:10 - Breakout Sessions Discussions
- Leveraging resources and developing partnerships for regional success
- Reaching business owners: marketing programs and services
- Providing equitable and inclusive small business support services
- Preparing small businesses for a post-COVID economy
10:00 - Breakout Session Share-Out + Discussion
10:30 - Closing, TIP Strategies
Jeff Marcell, senior partner, TIP Strategies
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National League of Cities Small Business Economic Resiliency Conference features Mesa and other East Valley cities
"The City of Mesa and Towns of Gilbert and Queen Creek will host a virtual conference focused on identifying new strategies and practices for supporting small businesses, developing resiliency, and promoting equity and inclusion in small business recovery. . .
If you're a local government official, Economic Development Director, or small business services provider - register for the NLC Small Business Economic Resiliency Conference Featuring the Phoenix East Valley Cities at https://www.nlc.org/event/small-business-economic-resiliency-conference.
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RELATED CONTENT
Last year in Fall 2018, NLC's First Tier Suburbs Council announced a pilot project that would award consulting on economic development to a first tier city or group of cities. The Mid-America Regional Council, a nonprofit that serves the nine county Kansas City metropolitan area won the award. MARC as it is known sought economic advice on the area's housing market and access to affordable housing.
The consulting was provide pro bono by TIP Strategies, who provided economic data analysis and hosted a one-day summit for stakeholders in the Kansas City area.
TIP collaborated with the MARC research team to conduct a detailed analysis of the issue using adjusted single-family unit appraisal data for more than 300,000 units.
The one-day regional housing summit report focused on five major strategies:
1. Promoting knowledge sharing
2. Preserving existing housing.
3. Increase the amount of available housing.
4. Increase access to and availability of financing.
5. Enact regulatory changes.
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